[Elecraft] Is there a good reason to buy a K3S instead of a used K3 ?

[Al Gulseth]

Jim hit the nail on the head. Unless your ham radio budget is unlimited 
(unlike most of us) take a look at what you're willing to spend and then 
balance it across the system. To belabor the obvious: a K3S with all the 
bells and whistles driving a legal limit amp into a dummy load might net you 
a contact across town. On the other hand, a K3/10 (or even a K2/10) into 
stacked monobanders or the LARAE (Line Array of Rotary Antennas in Echelon) 
from the ARRL Antenna Compendium would put you well on the way to DXCC etc.

73, Al

On Tue July 28 2015 11:51:20 am Jim Brown wrote:

> Especially after hearing about your goals, my recommendation is that you
> save yourself a lot of money and buy a late vintage K3, then upgrade to
> the K3SYNA board and the KIO3B board.....
>
> Spend your cost savings on a better antenna and/or adding a P3  or
> second RX.